Salsa Verde Avocado Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Salsa Verde Avocado Turkey Lettuce Wraps come together in under 20 minutes and are a low carb way to enjoy your favorite Mexican food. Salsa verde, ground turkey, onion, green pepper and spices combine to make this a flavorful lettuce wrap filling topped with fresh cilantro and avocado.

You can go wrong with salsa. I love salsa for so many reasons. As a dip, as a garnish, as a main ingredient in a recipe. Today’s Salsa Verde Avocado Turkey Lettuce Wraps uses my favorite salsa to give these lettuce wraps a boost of flavor that pairs nicely with freshly cilantro and creamy avocado. This meal comes together in under 20 minutes and is simple to make.

When making this recipe you need to have salsa verde on hand. You can either buy your favorite brand in the store or you can make your own using my Fresh Tomatillo Salsa recipe. My advice is to buy the mild or medium if you are going that route, as the spicy can give off a lot of heat. If you make the homemade version you can make a big batch and save the leftovers as a dip throughout the week. My favorite!

Since we are now in the month of July I have ramped up my summer bucket list. I realized that we are more than half way through the warm months and that has me freaking out. My summer bucket list isn’t nearly accomplished. We have a lot of things on the list that include an hour drive somewhere, spending the day doing that activity and then driving home. You know what that means? A tired Mom and kids. Dinner becomes a big struggle for me on days like that.

Salsa Verde Avocado Turkey Lettuce Wraps

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Salsa Verde Avocado Turkey Lettuce Wraps come together in under 20 minutes and are a low carb way to enjoy your favorite Mexican food. Salsa verde, ground turkey, onion, green pepper and spices combine to make this a flavorful lettuce wrap filling topped with fresh cilantro and avocado.

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Ingredients

1 head of Boston lettuce {Bibb lettuce}

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 pound ground turkey, cooked

1/4 large sweet onion, chopped {about 3/4 cup}

3 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 green pepper, seeds removed, chopped

1 Jalapeño, seeds removed, chopped {optional for spice}

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon cumin

1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

1 1/4 cup Salsa Verde {either homemade or your favorite brand}

Garnish:

Cilantro, freshly chopped

1 avocado, chopped

Fresh tomatoes, chopped

Green onion, chopped

Instructions

In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes {make sure you crumble it as it cooks}. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper, jalapeño, chili powder, paprika, cumin and sauté until onion is soft.

Add the salsa verde and fresh cilantro and simmer on low heat for 2 more minutes.

Remove from the heat and put in a serving bowl.

When you are ready to serve the turkey lettuce wraps place a couple of spoonfuls of the turkey mixture into the center of the lettuce leaf. Garnish with extra salsa, fresh cilantro, fresh tomatoes, green onion and fresh avocado. Enjoy!

Comments

Don’t beat yourself up too much–we have hardly touched our summer bucket list (we ended up selling our house and the new house is not ready for weeks after closing things are crazy here! But these lettuce wraps look awesome and easy! Thanks for sharing!

How does time fly so fast? I honestly don’t get it! I feel like I went to sleep in May and woke up and July is almost half over! This will make a perfect quick meal while I’m up to my eyeballs in to-do lists!

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